FANTASY FOOTBALL ARTICLES

In all positions, size does matter to at least some degree. Obviously talent is critical but without the size to play in the NFL - does it really matter how fast a player is or how well he can pass the ball? The intent of these positional reviews is to arm yourself with the conventional wisdom about fantasy positions and typically what is successful. There are always exceptions to every rule, but it is nice to know the rule in the first place. There is a surprising amount of consistency in the measureables of star players.

#

Team

Name

Ht.

Wt.

Age

Exp.

1

NE

Tom Brady

6'4''

225

31

8

2

DAL

Tony Romo

6'2''

225

28

5

3

NO

Drew Brees

6'1''

209

29

7

4

IND

Peyton Manning

6'5''

230

32

10

5

CLE

Derek Anderson

6'6''

229

25

3

6

GB

Brett Favre

6'2''

222

38

16

7

SEA

Matt Hasselbeck

6'4''

225

33

9

8

PIT

Ben Roethlisberger

6'5''

241

26

4

9

CIN

Carson Palmer

6'5''

230

29

5

10

DET

Jon Kitna

6'2''

220

36

11

Average Top 10

6'4"

226

31

8

Height - No surprise here - height matters. With the loss of Michael Vick from the top ten, the average height inches up to 6'4" this year which was helped in particular by the 6'6" Derek Anderson. Tony Romo and Drew Brees are slightly shorter than most stud quarterbacks but marginally so. The quarterbacks that are hanging on every season at the top are all 6'4" or more.

Weight - Other than Roethlisberger at 241 pounds and Drew Brees at just 209, every single top quarterback weighed in between 220 and 230 pounds regardless of height. That is a rather consistent weight range to play the position in the NFL.

Age - The average age for a top quarterback has inched upwards thanks in no small part to the now-retired Brett Favre and Jon Kitna who hangs on. But most of the top quarterbacks have been right around 28 to 32 years of age - the "prime time" apparently.

Drafted

Team

Name

Ht.

Wt.

Age

1.03

ATL

Matt Ryan

6'5''

218

23

1.18

BAL

Joe Flacco

6'6''

230

23

2.25

GB

Brian Brohm

6'4''

228

23

2.26

MIA

Chad Henne

6'2''

226

23

3.31

NE

Kevin O'Connell

6'6''

235

23

5.02

MIN

John David Booty

6'3''

215

23

5.21

PIT

Dennis Dixon

6'4''

205

23

5.25

TB

Josh Johnson

6'3''

200

22

5.27

NYJ

Erik Ainge

6'6''

225

22

6.20

WAS

Colt Brennan

6'3''

205

25

6.32

NYG

Andre' Woodson

6'5''

224

24

7.02

GB

Matt Flynn

6'3''

227

23

7.16

HOU

Alex Brink

6'2''

212

23

Rookies: The first three quarterbacks drafted all measure up to the standard for the position - 6'4" or more and around 220 to 230 pounds. There were no quarterbacks drafted at less than 6'2" though Josh Johnson and Colt Brennan come in as relative light weights.